He Knows My Heart 祂知我心
Dexu Xia
He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears.
After a customer at a grocery store self-checkout station had completed her transaction, I made my way to the station and proceeded to scan my goods. Unexpectedly, a visibly angry person confronted me. I’d failed to notice that she was actually next in line for checkout. Recognizing my mistake, I sincerely said, “I’m sorry.” She replied (though not limited to these words), “No, you’re not!”
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you were wrong, acknowledged it, and tried to make things right—only to be rebuffed? It doesn’t feel good to be misunderstood or misjudged, and the closer we are to those we offend or those who offend us, the more painful it is. How we wish they could see our hearts!
The prophet Isaiah’s snapshot in Isaiah 11:1–5 is that of a God-appointed ruler with wisdom for perfect judgment. “He will not judge by what he sees with his eyes, or decide by what he hears with his ears; but with righteousness he will judge the needy, with justice he will give decisions for the poor of the earth” (vv. 3–4). This was fulfilled in the life and ministry of Jesus. Though in our sinfulness and weakness we don’t always get it right, we can take heart that the all-seeing, all-knowing God of heaven knows us fully and judges us rightly.
When have you been misunderstood or misjudged? How does it encourage you to know that God sees and knows you fully, even when others don’t?
Father, thank You for knowing everything about me. Please forgive me when I’m harsh in my judgments of others.
我在超市的自助结帐区前面排队等候，看见一位顾客完成了交易，我就走过去把选购的商品放在台上，开始用机器扫过条码和秤重。突然，一位女士怒气冲冲地到我面前来指责我。原来，我没有注意到她排在我前面，应该是她先结帐。我意识到自己的错误，马上真诚地向她道歉：“我没注意到妳在前面，实在很抱歉。”但她一再谩骂，说：“不，你是故意插队的！”
你是否也曾有同样的经历，当你做错了事，承认自己的过失，并试图改正，结果却被人断然拒绝？遭到误解或被人冤枉的感觉令人难受。不管是我们得罪人或别人得罪我们，关系越亲近，痛苦就越深。我们多么希望对方能了解我们的心！
在以赛亚书11章1-5节描述上帝任命一位统治者，有智慧能做完美的判断，正如以赛亚说：“祂……行审判不凭眼见，断是非也不凭耳闻；却要以公义审判贫穷人，以正直判断世上的谦卑人”（3-4节）。这番话正应验在耶稣的生活和事工当中。虽然我们既有罪又软弱，总是难免会犯错，但我们可以放心，这位全知全能的上帝完全了解我们，也不会冤枉我们。
你何时曾遭人误解或错怪？
即使别人误会你，上帝却完全了解你，
知道了这一点如何激励你呢？
天父，感谢祢了解我的心，知道关于我的一切，祢深知我的言语行为、心思意念。当我因有限的眼光而严苛地论断他人时，求祢原谅我。